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title: Wait, why were the sisters all stuck to the goose? — Household Tales, Dullhead: the golden… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wait, why were the sisters all stuck to the goose? Test 2 · ★ of lesson 1580 «Household Tales, Dullhead: the golden goose, the sticky sisters and the wedding» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was w
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# Test 2 · ★ · Household Tales, Dullhead: the golden goose, the sticky si…

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Wait, why were the sisters all stuck to the goose?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, sisters · **What happens:** wait, be

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 1580 «Household Tales, Dullhead: the golden goose, the sticky sisters and the wedding» of the books course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1580-pg540-part77/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1580-pg540-part77:t2:1
# text = Wait, why were the sisters all stuck to the goose?
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	all	all	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the sisters |  |  |  |  | to the goose; all, stuck *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Cos they all touched it one after another and couldn't let go, innit

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1580-pg540-part77:t2:o1:1
# text = Cos they all touched it one after another and couldn't let go, innit
1	Cos	cos	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
4	touched	touch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	obj	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
13	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	innit	innit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | past | they | it |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer one=Result |
| 2 | **not** **let** | could | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **innit** | infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cos they touched it and couldn't let go, innit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1580-pg540-part77:t2:o2:1
# text = Cos they touched it and couldn't let go, innit
1	Cos	co	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	touched	touch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	innit	innit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | past | Cos | it |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **not** **let** | could | Cos *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | Cos *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **innit** | infinitive | Cos *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cos they grabbed it for a laugh, innit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1580-pg540-part77:t2:o3:1
# text = Cos they grabbed it for a laugh, innit
1	Cos	co	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grab** | past | Cos | it |  |  |  | for a laugh and innit | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent it=Theme for laugh=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Cos the goose was magic and it glued them on when they grabbed it, innit

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1580-pg540-part77:t2:o4:1
# text = Cos the goose was magic and it glued them on when they grabbed it, innit
1	Cos	cos	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	advcl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	glued	glue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
16	innit	innit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the goose |  |  |  |  | magic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **glue on** | past | goose | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 3 | **grab** | past | they | goose |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **innit** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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